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For decades, the Virginia journalist Beth Macy has chronicled some of the toughest true stories in Appalachia. To see the world and her writing from a new perch, she need only step into her yard

A novelist interviews Dopesick writer Beth Macy and the author Silas House, who tells him, “I never trust a writer who doesn’t doubt themselves”

Beth Macy on the power of dinner around the table, handmade quilts, and rooting for Southern underdogs

G&G editors and contributors share what books to cozy up with this autumn

Thirty-plus picks by and for Southerners: new novels, tell-all memoirs, and savory cookbooks to kick off autumn with cozy vibes

Our editors and contributors shared the novels, cookbooks, memoirs, and even a few oldies-but-goodies that they couldn’t put down this year

What G&G editors and contributors loved reading this year

Dig Me a Grave goes deep on the haunting Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins

New books out this month, including Appalachian noir, a definitive sports biography, a coastal mystery, and a cookbook that’s quite cheesy

A look over the fence at the reclusive Harper Lee

The cookbooks, novels, and nonfiction books that G&G editors and contributors loved most this year

A few thoughts on great Southern reads—and announcing our upcoming book club

Sometimes even a good pooch needs a little help finding his way home

A young duo’s quest to honor old-time mountain music

Forget what you think you know about Roanoke. These days the small city’s rising culture might just win you over

A vanishing Virginia island foretells a changing coastline